Short Story

high point of interest/suspense in the story; the turning point

• exposition

• resolution

• falling action

• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

the setting is the ____ and ____ of the action of the story

• time

• area

• situation

• place

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

characters who develop and grow during the course of the story

• dynamic character

• static character

• round character

• flat character

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

the writer reveals the character’s personality through physical description, through the characters’ words, thoughts and actions, and through other characters’ comments

• secondary characterization

• primary characterization

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is important to remember when writing a "Shortest Short Story"?

• Keep the length to approximately 3 lines.

• Leave the story with an air of mystery.

• Use precise wording.

• All of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Both novels and short stories contain the following:

• setting and characters

• plot and mood

• a theme

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

the narrator is a voice outside of the story who relates the events from the point of view from one of the characters

• first person

• third person omniscient

• third person limited

• second person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

the central message or general insight into life that the author conveys in a story

• mood

• theme

• motif

• symbol

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

the atmosphere or overall feeling of the story

• theme

• mood

• motif

• tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Sequence of related events moving from a problem to a solution

• plot

• exposition

• rising action

• characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5